Includes bibliographical references (pages 755-828) and index
Finnish oral poetry, Kalevala, and Kanteletar / Michael Branch -- New beginnings, Latin and Finnish / Kai Laitinen and George C. Schoolfield -- The rise of Finnish-language literature, 1860-1916 / Kari Laitinen -- The period of independence 1, 1917-1960 ; The period of independence 2 / Markku Envall -- A part of Sweden ; National romanticism -- A golden age? ; A sense of minority ; The age of modernism, 1916-1960 ; A startling growth, 1960-1990 / George C. Schoolfield -- Children's literature / Maijo Lehtonen